Should I Get Into Trucking In 2024 ??? 

This is a great video. I’ve been a company driver for 3 years. I purchased a truck this year and started my own authority. I kept my company job while I aged my authority now I’m getting ready to hit the road 🎉 Your financial advice is similar to The Dave Ramsey Plan 👍

I'm 21 and my father has t cell lymphoma. I spent most of my time from the age of 17 taking care of him. He's made it clear to me that he doesn't want me to throw my life away. I think trucking is probably my best option with my GED. I thought about welding but I don't think I have enough math skill for that. I'm hoping to do OTR for a few years to be able to buy some land and build a tiny house. Then pivot to a local company. I think it'll also be good because my father was a Trucker in the late 80s Early 90s. Thanks for the advice. I genuinely appreciate it because I feel so lost.

Man i really needed this because most of the videos on this platform ive been seeing is full of people saying theres not enough money in the trucking buisness and its all indentured slavery blah blah blah. This video just reminded me that my goals are my gas and it all depends on my effort.(im 24 starting PAM transport😬 in february and i too want to be retired and finacially free atleast by my 40s these warehouse and retail jobs feel too dead end and im too smart to keep doing deadend crap!)

I served in the army before trucking. I’m 9 months solo and my pay is better than the army but for the amount of work it’s trash tbh. But the money goes farther than a normal job since you live in the truck so your expenses are lower. If you’re gonna do it make every dollar count. Follow the Dave Ramsey advice. The first 6 months or so I was taking home anywhere from $200-$600 per week. The first 3 I was in training and the second 3 I was solo but still learning. After that I started getting cpm raises, I got per diem, and the experience and knowledge started to show. Now I’m taking home about $900 per week on average. Imo the pay is still trash but it’s a starter company so after my contract I’m out. I paid off my credit cards, paid off my truck, got 6k saved in an HYSA, and halfway through paying off my car.

I’m glad to be back online and getting ahead with Living Freed.

Been driving for 4 years and i still can't answer this question. Sometimes i feel like im too far in to quit now

This is the exact video I’ve been looking for. I appreciate your knowledge, you’re definitely helping the next generation out.

Now I’m just saying my opinion as a OTR for only 3 years out of California then I said no! You average about 1400 dollars a week for 70 hours a week on the clock, but add another 20 hours that are not on the clock, for things that you end up doing to make sure the load gets delivered on time or taking care of the Truck like cleaning it! Because you don’t get paid for things like that! So the pay breaks down to about 15.50 a hour! Minimum wage is 16 dollars a hour in California! So you are not even making minimum wage! And a McDonald’s burger flipper makes 20 a hour! You get home for 36 hours every 10 to 14 days! Which you spend 1/2 of it sleeping/ laundry/ grocery shopping for your next trip out! If you don’t find a spot to park your truck by 3.30pm you’re pretty much screwed! You will end up sooner or later in a snow storm no matter what they say and end up putting on snow chains freezing your butt off and hopefully your sleeper cabs heater works properly! When you’re done for the day driving and you are 1000 miles away from home you can’t go anywhere because you’re stuck with the Truck and load! You will end up in wind storms, and if your smart pull over as fast as you can! Other truckers especially foreigners throw their garbage out everywhere! Drivers coming onto the freeway squeezing by you on the right in the break down lane cutting you off while you weigh 80,000 lbs. Make sure you do your pre-trip ever morning because some other truck drive may be mad at the company your working for and did something to the Truck while you where asleep! Like pull the 5th wheel pin, cut your air line, or pull the Tandem pin! And then there is getting into the shippers that you have never been to before, even with trucker google maps, your going down the road and all of a sudden no trucks allowed, and you can’t turn around! Then the shippers like Budweiser and Coke always trying to sneak a few extra 1000 lbs onto to load, putting you over weight, then having to tell them take some of it off because it’s over weight, and them trying to tell you no that’s what the BOL says so you call your dispatcher and tell them what’s going on and they try to tell you just burn off some fuel before you go over the scales! Do you refuse the load! What do these people care they are not the ones getting the ticket and negative points on your driving record! So then Your dispatch gets mad and sends you 100 miles the opposite way to another shipper! WTF! 🤬 STICK A FORK IN ME I AM DONE!

I can't complain, it's paid my bills for the last 30 years, I've got another 17 to go, but I'm not looking forward to them.

Simple answer yes do it. Especially if you are young. Good money, you get to travel and see different parts of the country, and be your own boss. Dont listen to the haters yes it can be hard but every job is difficult in some way. If you can deal with being alone for long periods then you will be golden it beats office work and retail drama anyday.

I used to drive and definitely been thoughts of trying to get back into it my wife and I would go together

I am currently 27 and I did my red seal in culinary but after 12.5 years it no longer served my needs. I thank you for this video as it brought me motivation to go and do my class 3 license and eventually do my class 1 when I get the money. But you have put hope into my mind. I currently work landscaping for 19 an hour and I'm encouraged to save my money and get into the trucking industry. Thanks a lot for your video the subscription has been clicked.

I've been in it for 9 years. If you don't have any kids and especially if you don't have a place to stay yes get in it for a few years. Make sure you eat out of an electric skillet don't eat in the truck stops restaurants. Get a crock pot buy your food someplace cheap. Save every bit of your money and do something with it. Have a goal before you even get in the truck like you want to pay cash for a manufactured home on an acre. Make it count don't get stuck out here man. I just stepped out of my truck to buy some dark chocolate and the evening this late afternoon was so beautiful in Kansas something we never get to experience. Yeah I made $2,600 this week, but it costed me my whole life and my soul and time away from my kid. Next week it'll be less because the loads in the pay periods don't always fall the way you like. So next week like maybe 13 or 1400. Maybe 15. The more experienced you are the more you make because they don't have to spend as much insurance to have you. If you have a kid less than teens less than teens late teens don't do this. If you have a boyfriend a girlfriend or a spouse be careful.

2024, I’m getting in with a plan.

I'm making 110k my first year hauling Hazmat. Home every weekend. It's a grind but I'm good for now.

Finally someone positive

I'm not an o/o but worked for a local job for many years then I moved and took a couple local which sucked in pay then did a regional and would spend all week staying at truck stops doing 3 loads a week. Sometimes they'd send me somewhere where there's no truck stops that have any parking ever so I'd have to pay 15 dollars a day to park.

For me, I really want to become an RV Hauler. That's my niche. That's my dream job. I figure I'll start with trucking just to get experience first.

Tanker is where it's at.

I’m really looking forward to giving it my all.

Thank you so much for this helpful information. I’m 21 years old starting Swift next week. Pay isn’t great but That’s to be expected. Get my experience OTR and make that sacrifice. I will use this information. God bless you and wish me luck 🙏🏽

Thank you for this video! I did like && sub also.

Good afternoon, Tyler! Happy New Year for 2024! This is an election year; the economy is better on election cycles by design. So, 2024 is an excellent time to start a trucking career. Your message of having a plan is spot on for success! Roll safe out there as you get back on the road again!

Hello Tyler, I want your opinion on my plan. New Subscriber too, my plan is to get into Trucking this year hopefully by February and going to CFI for my CDL training for my first year. I’m single no kids no bills except for my cellphone and my plan is to live in my Truck and save my money and run hard for one year. Then take a break and travel then come back to Trucking again. Your thoughts brother I respect your opinion

11:48 The future is your story to write… make this year the best one yet - Happy New Year to you and your loved ones 🎉🎉🎉

Thank you this video helped me!!

I loved this video. I’m 40 and am seriously thinking about a career change in trucking. I just want the freedom and to learn a skilled trade that I can take anywhere. I live in a very expensive part of the country and just can’t afford to stay here much longer. I think taking a risk like this would be worth it. Anyways, thanks for making this video, it’s going to help a lot of people.

So happy I found you

The saying, means to an end is exemplified in trucking. If you have a goal that needs some money… Trucking can definitely help you achieve that. Get in and get the hell out.

If your ok with not having a life, losing your health then it ok. Or if you have no other options.

Really great advice 👍

great content bro! keep working smart

I just want money boss. what division is the best for newbies ?

Thanks for speaking your mind

Get in any trade!!! Trucking is great just a hard life, I drove for years didn’t make shit, compared now Diesel Tech!!! Love it!!

Hi Tyler, thanks for sharing as always, wishing you a belated Happy New year 🫂 Hug's bro, be safe

Answer, no! Mc donald wages (you will make 10k more then a full time mc donalds worker)and you wont be home. You should be making 75 cents a mile or 75k a year. I quit because i was looking at 56k a yr. I couldnt afford a trk or car payment w/ out a mortgage payment.

Love the vibes bro keep at it man

I'm a class B Hazmat tanker. Local, 70k a year

I got my cdl this year. The first time i went through a company and didn't pass backing training so i then got my cdl through a school then i tried flatbedding and that didn't work for me either. Im just thinking its not ment for me. Times about out too. Past 3 months

Happy New Year!!!

Hey Tyler or anyone. Im currently in training for trucking and heavy machinery cornwall Ontario. Im 23, wondering what kind of money im gonna make just had a kid so I was more thinking local or regional. Also why so much negativity on social media concerning trucking.. Call me a conspirationist but something is fishy about the xtrem amount of negetivity online. As fellow trucker we should encourage eachother

Keep the Great work

Real talk!…Great content

Very informative.!! Expecting more content from you bro!

i’m 19 looking into truck driving mostly because i wanna save up for a house to move out as i still live with parents currently saving up all my money from previous jobs what do u think is it a good idea

what company would you go for if starting fresh out the gate with no capital?

This was great content... honestly my idea and plan was to do at least one year over the road and save money for the that full year and then go back to school to do what i really want to do and thats to be a plumber...how does that sound?

Thankyou for this video 🙏

There are other jobs you can get with your cdl that don’t require over the road.

Get into HVAC or plumbing….hell, even the military. These truckers basically sell their life and family time for peanuts.

Great video

Hey Tyler does Crete put a driver facing cam when you first start with them ?

Been trucking 32 years I would say hell no! It’s horrible and getting worse every day

Someone is a fan of the Dave Ramsey show

I made millions driving trucks, been retired 10yrs,,I sell yachts,part time..

No become a plumber

I have one question do you work for someone or are you a owner

Drive a mixer truck. Pay is great . Home every night 😎🇺🇸

I retired 10yr ago,in trucking,,I made millions, trucking is great..😂😂

Hell no, I would rather do anything than be a damn truck driver anymore. just too much of a hassle. You get treated like crap all the time.And they got this ELD crap recording every single move you make.

In your opinion is this perspective achievable that quickly as a company driver? or is it fast tracked by being a lease/owner eventually? I don't have my cdl yet but I hear horror stories about company driver pay all the time. thanks

Don’t do it not worth it a lot of lonely nights

Become a teacher

Buy bitcoin folks....

Go do something else they don’t pay enough for what you have to go through and to get treated like trash

Is 34 to old to get into trucking ?

Why you give people the wrong info????? Maaaan in 2024 200-300 trucking company every week close their door and go bankrupt because we have over capacity in the industry, Please be realistic and get your number from the official authority, any one can go to FMCSA website and find the truth, by doing videos like this you pushing people to a wrong way

Become a broner

Long winded click bait

Hii freed, most of the people or influencer they said u.s trucking industry sucks that company does'nt paid well,high price fuel,truck etc. Why did they say like that?😢

It really comes down to this….are you in your 20s working some bullshit job making no money? If so…go get your CDL…if you actually have a job that pays you $50k or more a year don’t get your CDL….simple as that lol

reefer . 100 percent